Canary Island Families

On eleven o'clock on the morning of March 9th, 1731, sixteen families
(56 people) from the Canary Islands arrived at the Presidio of San Antonio
de Bejar in the Province of Texas. By royal decree of the King of Spain,
they founded La Villa de San Fernando and established the first civil
government in Texas.

5th Family

6th Family

Manuel de Niz (also identified as Manuel de Nistrosa),
age 50. Son of Juan and Andrea Mireles. Grand Canary
Sebastiana de la Pena, age 42. Wife of Manuel de Niz., daughter of Domingo
de Leon and Gregoria Suarez de la Pena.

12th Family

13th Family

Joseph Cabrera, age 15. Son of Manuel Cabrera and
Maria Rodriguez. Lanzarote.
Marcos (de) Cabrera, age 6. Son of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.
Ana Cabrera, age 13. Daughter of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.Correction from descendant Sylvia Garza:
The Cabrera Family was from Lanzarote - Canary Islands.
Juan Pedro Cabrera was the father and Maria Rodriguez de Bega was the
mother. They had 3 children when they arrived in Veracruz, Mexico, along
with the other Canary Families in 1730. Juan Pedro Cabrera and Maria
Rodriguez both died when they arrived in Mexico. Joseph was the eldest
son, 15 years, Ana was the only daughter and was 13, and Marcos was
6. They arrived in San Antonio along with some of their other Canary
Islander family relatives.

15th Family

Mariana Meleano (also known as Maria Meleano), age
30. Daughter of Francisco and Ynes de Hoyos. Lanzarote.
Francisco Delgado age 16. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano.
Lanzarote. Domingo Delgado age 2. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano.
Lanzarote.
Leonor Delgado age 4. Daughter of Lucas and Mariana Meleano. Lanzarote.

16th Family

Four single men.
Phelipe Perez age 20. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Joseph Antonio Perez age 19. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Martin Lorenzo de Armas, age 20. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles.
Canary Islands.
Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas, age 22. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles.
Canary Islands.

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